In December 2020, deputies in the Dane County Jail broke Jimmie Joshua’s hip and left him in an isolation cell without medical care for 15 hours. The assault sparked protests and support from the community.

In the first episode of Inhumane Dane, we hear from Jimmie and his sister Tiona Barker about their experience of Jimmie's incarceration and assault. Jimmie also speaks about Dane County's ongoing push to build a new jail. The Dane County Board of Supervisors recently approved an additional $10 million in borrowing to build a new jail, bringing the total anticipated cost to $179 million. We'll look more closely at those plans in the next episodes.

To contribute to a GoFundMe for Jimmie Joshua's legal and medical bills and to stay up to date on the Dane County jail, visit https://linktr.ee/dsamadison.

Special thanks to our guests:

Jimmie Joshua

Tiona Barker

Paul Kinne

Learn more:

GoFundMe for Jimmie Joshua

Derail the Jail

Activists call for release of Jimmie Joshua (Madison365, May 24, 2021)

Former Dane County Jail resident sues county over broken hip, neglect (Madison365, January 28, 2022)

County Board approves additional jail funding (Madison365, April 20, 2023)

Tone Madison

Madison Area DSA

Inhumane Dane is supported by Tone Madison and Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America. This episode was produced by Oona Mackesey-Green, Dan Fitch, Bonnie Willison and Ally Bates. Please share this podcast with a Dane County friend!

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